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BBC News - Health
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The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.
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Patients' ratings 'to boost care'
A new NHS patient rating system - known as the "friends and family test" - is to be introduced to help improve nursing care in England.
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Male 'contraceptive gene' found
It may be possible to develop a new form of male contraceptive after researchers in Edinburgh identified a critical gene for the production of healthy sperm.
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NHS trusts 'ration eye surgery'
A growing number of primary care trusts are placing restrictions on access to eye surgery, figures obtained by campaigners show.
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C-section 'link' to child obesity
Babies who are delivered through Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese than those born traditionally, US research suggests.
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Calcium pills pose 'heart risk'
People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany.
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